Birch plantations have only recently reached harvest age again, with limited supplies once more making their way to select manufacturers. Body construction is five-ply Maple and Birch, making the Casino one of the last vintage American guitars to make use of Birch, before original stocks were depleted. Sunburst on top, (nitro, of course), the paintwork on the back and sides is Walnut-stained Maple. Coupled with a pair of P-90s, the Casino bark is unmistakable – as twangy and lively as you want at the bridge, deliciously warm & woody at the neck. The Casino is famous for its ability to go dark and dirty with a set of 11 gauge strings.

Unlike their ES-335 cousin, the ES-330 and the Casino have no Maple centre-block, making them fully hollow – brilliantly suited to studio work, or as live instruments where you might want to indulge in a bit of feedback. In pairing this all original 1964 Beatles model with our recently listed 1961 Keith Richards/Rolling Stones model, Just Guitars is beyond stoked in offering Australian musos not one, but two of the most collectible and prized of all vintage guitars! Our cup truly runneth over with vintage Epiphone cool!įully hand built at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Casino was a variation on Gibson’s own ES-330. The Rolling Stones were also firmly in the Casino camp – check out Keith Richards’ magnificent work on ‘Satisfaction’ – pure Casino magic! In conversation with Beatles Gear author, Andy Babuik, on the subject of his famous Epiphone Casino, Paul McCartney stated, “If I had to choose (just) one electric guitar, it would be this.” Further placing the Casino in the hierarchy of Beatles instruments, it wasn’t just McCartney that played one – John Lennon and George Harrison also owned and revered the Casino, to the point that virtually all of the electric guitar parts on Sgt Pepper’s were realised on Casinos.Īnother McCartney/Beatles/Casino highlight is Paul’s incredible solo on ‘Taxman’.

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